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B

Bleach
The Hero	Ichigo Kurosaki
The Lancer	Rukia Kuchiki (or Renji Abarai)
The Big Guy	Yasutora "Chad" Sado
The Smart Guy	Uryū Ishida
The Chick	Orihime Inoue (or Rukia Kuchiki)
Sixth Ranger	Renji Abarai
Team Pet/The Mentor	Yoruichi Shihōin
The (other) Mentor	Kisuke Urahara

• Varies A LOT: Initially, Rukia is The Lancer, but leaves and is briefly replaced by Uryu, who returns to Smart Guy when Renji joins the team.
  • Uryū doesn't really lower the saddle on his high horse enough to fill his The Smart Guy role very well until shortly after the Soul Society arc ends. Early on, before Renji joins the team and before Uryū calms down, it's more like this:

Bleach
The Hero	Ichigo Kurosaki
The Lancer	Uryū Ishida
The Big Guy	Yasutora "Chad" Sado
The Smart Guy	Rukia Kuchiki
The Chick	Orihime Inoue

• Varies A LOT: One of the complicating factors is that, aside from The Big Guy, Rukia has some elements of all five roles, acting as the informative partner-mentor to Ichigo in the Substitution arc, posing as the primary focus of the Soul Society rescue arc, and in the first half of the story, was the series' co-star, important enough to be considered as The Hero for her own personal character arc.
  • In the Arrancar arc, Chad and Uryū are replaced by Renji/Ikkaku and Hitsugaya respectively, and Rukia becomes The Lancer again.
  • In the midst of the Soul Society Arc, Hitsugaya briefly substitutes for Ichigo as The Hero, with his friend, Momo Hinamori as The Chick and lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto as The Lancer.
  • In all OVAs and filler arcs, Rukia is The Lancer and Renji the Sixth Ranger.

Bleach - The five Shinigami/Soul Reapers who travel to the world of the living at the start of the Arrancar arc can be sorted into a similar team:
The Hero	Toshiro Hitsugaya
The Lancer	Renji Abarai
The Big Guy	Ikkaku Madarame
The Smart Guy	Yumichika Ayasegawa
The Chick	Rangiku Matsumoto
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Bleach - Squad 11 is one of the few developed Squads, and has its own semi-FMB:
The Hero / The Big Guy	Kenpachi Zaraki
The Lancer	Ikkaku Madarame
The Smart Guy	Yumichika Ayasegawa (or Yachiru Kusajishi)
The Chick	Yachiru Kusajishi (or Yumichika Ayasegawa)
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Bleach - The Vizards
The Hero	Shinji Hirako
The Lancer	Hiyori Sarugaki
The Big Guy(s)	Love Aikawa, Kensei Muguruma
The Smart Guy	Hachigen Ushōda
The Chick(s)	Lisa Yadōmaru, Mashiro Kuna
Sixth Ranger	Rōjūrō "Rose" Ōtoribashi
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Bleach - Urahara's crew
The Hero / The Smart Guy	Kisuke Urahara
The Lancer	Yoruichi Shihōin
The Big Guy	Tessai Tsukabishi
The Chick	Ururu Tsumugiya
Sixth Ranger(s)	Isshin Kurosaki, Ryūken Ishida
Tagalong Kid	Jinta Hanakiri
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Bleach - The Real Karakura Town crew:
The Hero	Tatsuki Arisawa
The Lancer	Misaomaru Kanonji (or Keigo Asano)
The Big Guy	Keigo Asano (or Don Kanonji)
The Smart Guy	Mizuiro Kojima
The Chick	Chizuru Honshō
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Bleach - Aside from Muramasa, the post-rebellion Zanpakuto spirit forms
The Hero	Tensa Zangetsu (as a younger teenager)
The Lancer(s)	Hihiō Zabimaru, Haineko and Kazeshini (likely the most prominently shown Zanpakuto)
The Big Guy(s)	Ryūmon Hōzukimaru, Daiguren Hyōrinmaru, Wabisuke, Gonryōmaru, Gegetsuburi, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō/Tenken, Ryūjin Jakka
The Smart Guy(s)	Tensa Zangetsu (as an old man), Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, Sode no Shirayuki, Katen Kyōkotsu and Tobiume
The Chick(s)	Suzumebachi, Ruri'ro Kujaku, Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō, Sōgyo no Kotowari
Sixth Ranger(s)	Hisagomaru (the last Zanpakuto introduced) and Minazuki (by elimination, really)
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C

Captain Tsubasa (there are more players in the team, but they take turns into playing one or another role during the games, and here is the more usual pattern in the National Team)
The Hero	Tsubasa Ohzora (Oliver Atton)
The Lancer	Genzou Wakabayashi (Benji Price) or Koujirou (Steve) Hyuga
The Big Guy	Ryou Ishizaki (Bruce Harper), Makoto Souda or Hiroshi Jitou (Clifford Yuma)
The Smart Guy	Jun Misugi (Julian Ross) or Hikaru Matsuyama (Phillip Callaghan)
The Chick	Taro Misaki (Tom Becker)
Sixth Ranger	Ken Wakashimazu (Ed Warner, who also Hyuga's Lancer in Toho) or Shingo Aoi (Nico Alliot)
The Mentor	Whatever coach is in the bench; the ones who fit the most are Mikami (Freddy), Kira, Gamo and/or Dubois form the 2002 anime
Team Pet	Sanae (Patty), Kumi (Eva), Yukari (Annabelle) or Yayoi (Mary)
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Chrono Crusade
The Hero	Rosette
The Lancer	Chrono (who is also The Smart Guy)
The Big Guy	Satella
The Chick	Azmaria
The Mentor	Father Remington
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Code Geass - The Main Characters (Note: They were never a Five-Man Band within the series, but they all fit)
The Anti and Byronic Hero	Lelouch Lamperouge/vi Britania
The Lancer	Suzaku Kururugi (or/and C.C.)
The Big Guy	Kallen Kozuki/Stadfeld
The Smart Guy	C.C. (or/and Lelouch himself)
The Chick and Tag Along Kid	Nunnally Lamperouge/vi Britania
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Code Geass - The Holy Blades
The Hero	Toudou
The Lancer	Asahina
The Big Guy	Senba
The Smart Guy	Urabe
The Chick	Chiba
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Code Geass - The Ashford Academy student council
The Hero	Milly Ashford
The Lancer	Lelouch Lamperouge (Actually, the hero of the story)
The Big Guy	Shirley Fenette (The most athletic of the group being a member of the swimming team. Her personality, however, is a subversion.)
The Smart Guy	Nina Einstein (or/and Lelouch himself)
The Chick	Rivalz Cardemonde
Tag Along Kid	Nunnally Lamperouge
Sixth Ranger	Suzaku Kururugi, Kallen Stadfeld/Kozuki, Gino Weinberg and Anya Alstreim
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Cowboy Bebop: Note that Bebop plays with or does variants on all of these roles.
Anti Hero	Spike Spiegel
The Lancer	Jet Black (Acts more typically heroic than Spike, doubles as The Big Guy)
The Smart Guy	Edward (A major case of playing with a trope, as she's Genius Ditz/Cloudcuckoolander with No Social Skills)
The Chick	Faye Valentine (Although she's a total subversion of the Women Are Wiser and heart/spiritual tendencies)
Team Pet	Ein (Although there are hints that Ein is the actually the smartest of them all)
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Crayon Shin-chan - the Kasukabe Defense Organization
The Hero	Shinnosuke Nohara (Not that he cares.)
The Lancer	Tooru Kazama (May also be The Smart Guy.)
The Big Guy	Nene Sakurada (Formerly The Chick. Sometimes The Lancer.)
The Smart Guy	Ba-chan (May also be The Big Guy.)
The Chick	Masao Sat ô
Sixth Ranger	Ai Suotome (wanted to be one in an episode, even to the point to offer the team Power Ranger-esque costumes. At the end, Status Quo Is God.)
The Mentor	Midori Yoshinaga
Team Pet	Shiro the Dog
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Cyborg 009 (Note: There are more than five characters, so they're all lumped together in the tags that are the closest to their roles in the team)
The Hero	Joe/009
The Lancer	Jet/002
The Big Guy	Albert/004 (sometimes The Smart Guy), Geronimo/005 (Genius Bruiser)
The Smart Guy	Ivan/001, GB/007, Pyunma/008
The Chick	Francoise/003 (sometimes Team Mom, sometimes The Smart Guy), Chang/006
Tagalong Kid	Ivan/001 (also The Smart Guy)
The Mentor	Dr. Gilmore, Dr. Koizumi (2001 anime)
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D

D.Gray-man
The Hero	Allen Walker
The Lancer	Lavi, Yu Kanda
The Big Guy	Arystar Krory (Or Kanda again)
The Smart Guy	Lavi, Bookman, Lenalee and also Komui Lee
The Chick	Lenalee Lee
Sixth Ranger	Miranda Lotto
Trickster Mentor	General Cross
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Dancougar
The Hero	Shinobu
The Lancer and The Chick	Sara
The Big Guy	Ryo
The Smart Guy	Masato
Sixth Ranger	Alan
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Dancougar Nova
The Hero	Aoi
The Lancer	Kurara
The Big Guy	Sakuya
The Smart Guy	Johnny
The Chick and Fifth Ranger	Eida
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Dangaioh
The Hero	Mia Alice
The Lancer and The Big Guy	Pai Thunder
The Smart Guy	Roll Kran
The Chick	Lamda Nom
The Mentor	Dr. Tarsan
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Darker than Black - The main characters
The (Anti) Hero and The Big Guy	Hei
The Lancer	Huang
The Smart Guy	Mao
The Chick	Yin
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Darker than Black - The Japanese Police
The Hero	Kirihara
The Lancer	Saito
The Big Guy	Also Saito
The Smart Guy	Matsumoto
The Chick	Kano
Sixth Ranger	Mayu or Kaname

Death Note: The Japanese task-force
The Hero	Soichiro
The Lancer	Aizawa
The Big Guy	Mogi
The Smart Guy and Big Good	L
The Chick	Matsuda
Sixth Rangers	Ukita, Ite and Light
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Detective Academy Q (aka Tantei Gakuen Q)
The Hero	Kyu Renjo
The Lancer	Ryu Amakusa
The Big Guy	Kintaro Tooyama
The Smart Guy	Kazuma Narusawa
The Chick	Megumi Minami
The Mentor(s)	Morihiko Dan, but Shino Katagiri (Team Mom), Kotaro Nanami (Trickster Mentor) and Tatsumi Hongou (Stern Teacher) (also filled in at one moment or another)
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Detective Conan - The Shonen Tantei-Dan (Detective Boys)/Junior Detective League
The Hero	Conan (also The Smart Guy most of the time)
The Lancer	Haibara (formerly Genta)
The Big Guy	Genta
The Smart Guy	Mitsuhiko
The Chick	Ayumi
The Mentor	Prof. Agasa
Sixth Ranger Traitor	Haibara (initially)
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Digimon - Chosen Children (Adventure)
The Hero	Tai Kamiya/Yagami Taichi
The Lancer	Matt/Yamato Ishida
The Heart	Sora Takenouchi
The Big Guy	Joe/Jou Kido (His digimon anyway)
The Smart Guy	Izzy/Koushirou Izumi
The Chick	Mimi Tachikawa
Tagalong Kid	T.K./Takeru Takaishi
The Mentor	Gennai
Sixth Ranger	Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari

Digimon - Chosen Children (Adventure 02)
The Hero	Davis/Daisuke Motomiya
The Lancer	T.K./Takeru Takaishi
The Big Guy	Cody/Iori Hida (also with the "actually the smallest" subversion; sometimes The Smart Guy)
The Smart Guy	Yolei/Miyako Inoue (sometimes The Big Guy)
The Chick	Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari
The Mentor	The previous Chosen
Sixth Ranger	Ken Ichijouji (who doubles as the second Lancer)

Digimon - Chosen Children's Digimon (Adventure 02)
The Hero	V-mon/Veemon
The Lancer	Tailmon/Gatomon
The Big Guy	Armadillomon
The Smart Guy	Hawkmon
The Chick	Patamon
The Mentor	The previous Chosen's Digimon
Sixth Ranger	Wormmon

Digimon - DATS
The Hero and The Big Guy	Marcus Damon/Daimon Masaru
The Lancer and The Smart Guy	Thomas/Tohma H. Norstein
The Chick	Yoshino Fujieda
Lovely Angels	Miki and Megumi
The Mentor	Richard Samson/Satsuma Rentarou
Cool Old Guy	Homer/Hiroshi Yushima
Sixth Ranger	Keenan Crier/Noguchi Ikuto

Digimon - Chosen Children (Frontier)
The Hero	Takuya Kanbara
The Lancer	Koji/Kouji Minamoto
The Big Guy	J.P./Junpei Shibayama
The Smart Guy	Tommy/Tomoki Himi
The Chick	Zoe/Izumi Orimoto
Team Pets	Bokomon and Neemon, later Patamon
Sixth Ranger	Koichi/Kouichi Kimura

Digimon - Tamers (Tamers)
The Hero	Takato Matsuki/Matsuda
The Lancer	Rika Nonaka/Makino Ruki
The Big Guy(s)	Kazu and Kenta
The Smart Guy	Henry Wong/Lee Jianglong
The Chick	Jeri Kato/Katou Juri
Sixth Ranger	Ryo Akiyama
Tagalong Kid	Suzie Wong/Lee Shaochung, also later Ai & Mako
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Dinosaur King: D-Team
The Hero	Max Taylor/Ryuta Kodai
The Lancer	Rex Owen/Ancient
The Big Guy/Team Dad	Spike Taylor/Kenryu Kodai
The Smart Guy/Team Mom	Reese Drake/Riasu Tatsuno
The Chick	Zoe Drake/Malm Tatsuno
Team Pets	Chomp, Ace, and Paris
Sixth Ranger	The Alpha Gang
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Dragon Ball - 22nd Budokai
The Hero	Roshi
The Lancer	Yamcha
The Big Guy	Goku
The Smart Guy	Krillin
The Chick	Bulma

Dragon Ball - 23rd Budokai
The Hero	Goku
The Lancer	Yamcha
The Big Guy	Tien
The Smart Guy	Krillin
The Chick(s)	Chi-Chi, Bulma
The Mentor(s)	Roshi, Kami
Tagalong Kid	Chiaotzu
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Dragonball Z - Saiyan saga
The Hero	Goku
The Lancer	Yamcha
The Big Guy	Tien
The Smart Guy	Krillin
The Sixth Ranger	Piccolo
The Mentor(s)	Roshi, Kami, King Kai
Tagalong Kid(s)	Chiaotzu, Gohan

Dragonball Z - Freeza saga
The Hero	Goku
The Lancer	Piccolo
The Big Guy	Vegeta
The Smart Guy	Krillin
The Chick	Bulma
The Mentor	King Kai
Tagalong Kid	Gohan

Dragonball Z - Cell saga
The Hero	Goku
The Lancer	Piccolo
The Big Guy	Vegeta
The Smart Guy	Trunks
The Chick	Bulma
Tagalong Kid	Gohan (though he subverts it by surpassing every other hero)
Overshadowed by Awesome	Krillin

Dragonball Z - Buu saga
The Hero	Goku
The Lancer	Vegeta
The Big Guy(s)	Gohan and Gotenks (Alternately)
The Smart Guy	Kaioshin
The Chick	Videl
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